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intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience |
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stupidity a stupid mistake
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intelligent having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
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stupid,
unintelligent lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
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ability,
power the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
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brain,
brainpower,
learning ability,
mentality,
mental capacity,
wit that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
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breadth,
comprehensiveness,
largeness the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views"
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intellect,
mind that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
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nonverbal intelligence intelligence that is manifested in the performance of tasks requiring little or no use of language
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verbal intelligence intelligence in the use and comprehension of language
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mental quickness,
quick-wittedness,
quickness intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
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mental dexterity,
nimbleness intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind; "nimbleness of wit and imagination"
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brilliance,
genius unusual mental ability
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precociousness,
precocity intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules
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acuity,
acuteness,
keenness,
sharpness sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
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brightness,
cleverness,
smartness the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
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astuteness,
perspicaciousness,
perspicacity,
shrewdness the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
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marbles,
wits a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
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intelligence - the operation of gathering information about an enemy |
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information gathering the act of collecting information
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spying,
undercover work the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes
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current intelligence intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest; usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretation
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combat intelligence,
tactical intelligence intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations
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strategic intelligence intelligence that is required for forming policy and military plans at national and international levels
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sigint,
signals intelligence intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence
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clandestine operation an intelligence operation so planned and executed as to insure concealment
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overt operation the collection of intelligence openly without concealment
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reconnaissance,
reconnaissance mission the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission"
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counterintelligence intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
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intelligence - a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy |
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administrative body,
administrative unit a unit with administrative responsibilities
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military intelligence,
military intelligence agency information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations
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united states intelligence agency an intelligence service in the United States
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intelligence community,
national intelligence community,
united states intelligence community a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
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international intelligence agency an intelligence agency outside the United States
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intelligence - secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy); "we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage" |
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info,
information (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
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military intelligence information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations
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